Buraswa is a village which is located 30 km from
Chakrata
Chakrata is a cantonment town and also a sub district/tehsil, in Dehradun district. in the state of Uttarakhand, India.
It lies between the Tons and Yamuna rivers, at an elevation of 2118 m, 98 km from the state capital, Dehradun. Chakrat ...
and comes under the Tehsil of Chakrata,
Dehradun
Dehradun () is the capital and the most populous city of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and is governed by the Dehradun Municipal Corporation, with the Uttarakhand Legislativ ...
,
Uttarakhand
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,
India
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.
The name of this village is derived from the flower
burans, which is abundant in this area. The residents and ruler of this village are Rawat whose ancestors are Ruler of Hansrigarh (Rawat Rajputs) and in history they have close relations with
Garhwal Kingdom
Garhwal Kingdom was an independent Himalayan kingdom in the current north-western Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, India, founded in 688 CE by Kanak Pal, the progenitor of the Panwar dynasty that ruled over the kingdom uninterrupted until ...
and
Sirmoor State
Sirmur (also spelled as Sirmor, Sirmaur, Sirmour, or Sirmoor) was an independent kingdom in India, founded in 1616, located in the region that is now the Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh. The state was also known as Nahan, after its main ...
of
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterized by an extreme landscape featuring several peak ...
. Due to heavy war, the ancestors of Rawat’s of Buraswa migrated to what is presently known as Buraswa on ''Basant Panchami'' centuries ago.
Buraswa has a high literacy rate (85%). This village is famous for its brotherhood and its landholdings because there are only 16–18 families of THAKUR (rajput) who have their own territory known as Khatt khas (Buraswa). Agriculture includes apple orchards, farming, cattle, etc.
Rural tourism is helping others to come and witness the culture.
References
Villages in Dehradun district
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